Australian Cricket icon and the coach responsible for Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s recent County Championship success is set to receive an honorary degree from Leeds Beckett University. Yorkshire’s First team coach, Jason Gillespie, will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Sport Science on Monday July 25th. “In recent years Yorkshire have enjoyed stellar success, winning…
New Agreement between Netflix and The CW
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Netflix and The CW Network, a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment, announced today a new multi-year content licensing relationship that allows Netflix to remain the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for previous seasons of scripted series broadcast on The CW. “Netflix members in the US love the great lineup of series…
Suggestion List
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For the record yes I have a rather large pile of DVDs that I am yet to review but I suppose this is an opportunity for a little fun. And yes I realize that I might be opening myself to a little bit of cinematic pain and might even regret doing this, but considering all…
NFSA Restored Aussie Classic Proof to Screen at MIFF
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has announced that its digital restoration of the award-winning classic Proof, will premiere at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). Actor Hugo Weaving, Director Jocelyn Moorhouse and Producer Lynda House will be the special guests at the 29 July screening. The 1991 film, starring Weaving,…
Unscene Short Film Competition
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Village Cinemas Australia are proud to announce the launch of its inaugural film competition this July, Unscene; a short film competition that gives burgeoning Australian filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their talent. Partnering with Event Cinemas and Open Channel, Victoria’s not-for-profit screen resource and networking organisation for early career filmmakers, Village Cinemas will be calling…
Chris Evans Leaving Top Gear
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In a recent statement from the BBC it has been announced that host Chris Evans is leaving the show Top Gear. “Chris is stepping down from his duties on Top Gear. He says he gave it his best shot doing everything he could to make the show a success. He firmly believes that the right…
‘See through Loo’ experience
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According to recent figures released by UNICEF 1 in 3 women worldwide who don’t have a toilet to use and are forced to go out in the open. So Domestos & UNICEF have together to set up a unique ‘see through loo’ experience this weekend at Bondi Beach (Friday 8 – Sunday 10 July Next…
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
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Director Warris Hussein Staring William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill & Carole Ann Ford Rated PG Score 5/6 Two schoolteachers investigate the personal life of one of their brilliant students and her mysterious grandfather. I suppose if there was list of Doctor Who episodes that you have to watch An Unearthly Child would probably be…
Fifty Shades of Black DVD Giveaway
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Our Fifty Shades of Black DVD giveaway is now closed. The answer to the question What was the 1st parody movie written by Marlon Wayns and who did he write it with? Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood (This was released in 1996). This was also known…
The Call Up
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Director Charles Barker Staring Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers Rated MA Score 0/6 A group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a turn for the sinister when these masters of the shoot ’em up discover they will literally be fighting for their lives. Considering…
Franz Kempf Exhibition at the State Library of South Australia
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The State Library of South Australia is pleased to present Aspects of a Journey an exhibition celebrating the work of Adelaide artist Franz Kempf. Partnering with the 2016 SALA Festival, the exhibition is a reflection of Franz Kempf’s past and present work. See paintings and prints drawn largely from Kempf’s personal collection from the late…
David Strassman’s New Show iTedE
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“A truly remarkable performance that appears to defy reality…NEVER has watching a grown man unravel with five puppets tugging at the strings been as entertaining as David Strassman’s iTedE.” Adelaide Advertiser 2016 “It is amazing what this man can do with ventriloquism…it really must be seen in person to appreciate the magnitude of Strassman’s ability…
Just a Thought
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I’m not a politician and probably never will be, we all know that. This is just one of those stupid ‘what if …’ ideas that I’ve thought about off and on for the past few years. I’m sure you all have them from time to time. Immigration more specifically ‘illegal immigration’ isn’t a bad thing…
Chinese Filmmakers are Scouting Australia for Locations, Post & VFX Opportunities
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Ausfilm in partnership with the Australian Embassy Beijing and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (VRPA) welcomed this week a delegation of leading Chinese filmmakers to Sydney for their first stop on an Industry Familiarisation Tour of Australian locations, Australia’s four major studio complexes, screen services companies, post and sound production facilities and visual effects studios across…
WA providing Funds to help Charitable recyclers
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Charitable recyclers in Western Australia can now apply for a rebate to help recover some of the cost of disposing unusable donations that have been dumped at charitable clothing bins. Environment Minister Albert Jacob said the Charitable Recyclers Rebate program would provide an estimated $300,000 annually to eligible charitable recyclers to meet the cost of…
NZ eGates open for travellers to Queenstown
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Customs Minister Nicky Wagner says six new eGates are now open for New Zealand, Australian, US, UK, and Canadian ePassport holders travelling to Queenstown. “Four new next-generation eGates are available on arrival and two on departure, giving travellers the option of completing Customs checks using the one-step electronic process,” Ms Wagner commented “The opening of…
Grimsby
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Director Louis Leterrier Staring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson Rated MA Score 3/6 A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother. Okay, full disclosure here I’ve never really been a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen’s since about the time he released his Borat movie and since…
Warcraft
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Director Duncan Jones Staring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster Rated M Score 4/6 The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces…